Andrij Parekh (born September 20, 1971) is an American cinematographer and television director.
Early life Parekh was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts of Ukrainian and Indian descent. Parekh went to high school in Minnesota at The Blake School and attended Carleton College, where he graduated in 1995 with a degree in sociology/anthropology and a minor in media studies. He went on to study cinematography at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (MFA, 2001) and the FAMU film school in Prague. While at NYU, he was nominated for the 1998 Eastman Excellence in Cinematography award. In 2001, he won an honorable mention from the American Society of Cinematographers in the "Heritage Award" category.
Career He currently lives and works in New York City, shooting features and music videos, including work for artists such as MGMT (Electric Feel) or The Killers (Spaceman). In 2004 he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Indie Film"and was included as one of Variety's "Ten Cinematographers to Watch." Recently, he was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers.
On September 20, 2020, at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, he was announced as the winner of that year's Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work directing “Hunting”, an episode of that year's Outstanding Drama Series winner, Succession. More recently, he signed a deal with HBO.
Filmography Director
Television Year Title Episode(s)2018–2023Succession "Which Side Are You On?" "Vaulter" "Hunting" "What it Takes" "Kill List" "America Decides" 2019 Watchmen "If You Don't Like My Story, Write Your Own" 2020 Brave New World "Monogamy & Futility" (Part 1 and Part 2)2024–2026House of the Dragon "Smallfolk" "The Treasons at Tumbleton" 2027 Superfakes TBA
Cinematographer
Film Year Title Director2004 Speak Jessica Sharzer Messengers Philip Farha2006 Half Nelson Ryan Fleck The Treatment Oren Rudavsky Fish Dreams Kirill Mikhanovsky The Favor Eva Aridjis 2007 Noise Henry Bean2008 Sugar Anna BodenRyan Fleck August Austin Chick The Toe Tactic Emily Hubley 2009 Cold Souls Sophie Barthes2010 Blue Valentine Derek Cianfrance It's Kind of a Funny Story Anna BodenRyan Fleck 2011 Dark Horse Todd Solondz 2012 Greetings from Tim Buckley Daniel Algrant 2014 Madame Bovary Sophie Barthes 2015 Mississippi Grind Anna BodenRyan Fleck 2017 The Zookeeper's Wife Niki Caro 2018 The Catcher Was a Spy Ben Lewin 2021 Naked Singularity Chase Palmer 2023 The Pod Generation Sophie Barthes 2025 Roofman Derek Cianfrance
Television
Year Title Director Episodes201713 Reasons WhyTom McCarthy "Tape 1 Side A" "Tape 1 Side B"2018Succession Adam McKay "Celebration"Mark Mylod "Sh*t Show at the F**k Factory" "Lifeboats"
Miniseries Year Title Director Notes 2015 Show Me a Hero Paul Haggis 2019 Watchmen Nicole Kassell Episode "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" 2021 Scenes from a Marriage Hagai Levi
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Notes 2001American Society of CinematographersHeritage Award - Honorable mention 2003 Camerimage Golden Tadpole Empty 2010 Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Cold Souls 2019Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesSuccession For episode "Hunting" 2023 For episode "America Decides" 2021Directors Guild of AmericaOutstanding Directing – Drama Series For episode "What It Takes" 2023 For episode "America Decides"
References
External links
www.andrijparekh.com Official Website